29 Jun 2012

RIM has just announced their results for Q1 2012. In addition to an operating loss, RIM also announced that the launch of devices based on the Blackberry 10 OS has been delayed to "early 2013". All I can say is, "What a disaster!".

27 Jun 2012

Google, in collaboration with Asus, has just announced the highly anticipated Nexus 7 tablet. This 7-inch tablet, housing a quad-core Tegra 3 CPU, will be sold at a price of $199 for the 8GB version and $249 for the 16GB version. Let's take a look at the current state of the tablet market and the impact this product & pricing strategy could have on market share trends.

20 Jun 2012

Looks like my last article about the impact of the Galaxy S3's US launch was right on the money. US carriers T-Mobile and Sprint have stated that availability of the Samsung Galaxy S3 will be delayed due to unprecedented demand.

19 Jun 2012

Microsoft has just announced that they will soon be selling their own Windows 8 tablet, the Microsoft Surface, in both ARM and x86 versions. In certain ways, this is a truly innovative product, but the biggest question few seem to be asking is "How will OEMs handle this?".

Flurry's latest figures show that developer interest in Apple's ecosystem has been consistently higher than that for the Android platform. The primary reason for this is not Android fragmentation, but app monetization. Monetization has consistently been Android's Achilles heel and it is the single largest threat facing the platform today.
Let's take a look at the reasons for Android's underperformance and Google's potential solutions.

12 Jun 2012

Recent market share data from ComScore has spurred reports that Android market share in the US is slowing. The chorus is being led by none other than Horace Dediu from Asymco, who has laid out the data in some very insightful charts. But is this is long-term trend or part of a well-understood pattern?